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GM flip and PEPS. The last few years, many GM vehicles have moved to the
flip blade, side milled high security key
with integratedremote keyless entry
.The key blade flips out the side of the fob when a button is depressed similar to a switchblde knife. The vehicle is locked and unlocked by buttons on the fob, and the key is inserted in the ignition lock to start and drive the vehicle.
Some of the more expensive models, are using
a PEPS (passive entry, passive start) version that looks identical, but
functions much differently. All that is required to drive a PEPS equiped
vehicle, is to have the fob in your pocket or purse. As you approach the
car, the vehicle recognises a signal from the fob and unlocks the doors
automatically. Once inside the car, you press a button on the dash to
start the car and away you go. The only time the key would be needed would
be in the case of a dead battery in the fob. In that case, you would use
the key to unlock the one door lock on the drivers door, then hold the fob
up to the pushbutton on the dash and start the car.
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